“I got into underground comics fairly early on and kind of wandered away from the superhero stuff, but I was an art student and I was drawing a lot as a kid.” KindArtKidsStuffStudentsDrawingSuperheroArt Students Author:Jonathan Lethem
“I was always tinkering around with stuff but nothing serious at the time. I was doing animations and drawing like crazy, but I wasn't imagining that I'd be performing music for people, that's for sure.” PeopleStuffCrazySeriousDrawingPerformingAnimationTinkeringPerforming Music Author:Chad VanGaalen
“I was always into noir. When I lived in Vermont I was drawing stuff that looked like an amateur doing 'Sin City'. When I first got to New York I was swiftly informed that they only did guys in tights.” FirstsGuyStuffSinCitiesNew YorkDrawingNoirVermontTightsSin City Author:Frank Miller
“There was about six months when I was absorbing other stuff and not drawing very much. After a long period of not drawing, you have to, like, relearn how to draw. It's not very fun.” LongFunStuffMonthsPeriodsSixDrawsDrawingSix MonthsAbsorbing Author:Bryan Lee O'Malley
“I like vocal word stuff. But I don't always write with an instrument, I usually write a capella. It's more like drawing in the air with your fingers. It's closest to the choreography of a bee. You're freer.” WritingStuffAirInstrumentsFingersDrawingBeesClosestVocalChoreography Author:Tom Waits
“When I was there at Marvel, everybody thought if you could draw well and you could do sensational panels, that you were going to be a success. The truth is that no matter how good or bad you are as a draftsman, if you can't tell a story, you don't last in comics. ...About halfway through my stay at Marvel, I realized I was being paid to tell a story, not do a drawing. That's why my stuff is always rather simple and uncomplicated compared to a lot of guys.” IfsWellsBookMatterStoriesLastsGuyStuffSimpleTruth IsDrawsPaidDrawingI RealizedComicComic BookHalfwaySensationalUncomplicatedDraftsman Author:John Romita, Sr.
“I started drawing comics, and at first I was very influenced by the whole pop art movement, you know, Batman was on TV and all that pop art stuff? But then my next influence was in 1966, or maybe it was '65, I don't know. Somebody showed me a copy of the "East Village Other", which was an underground newspaper. And... it had comics in it! And they weren't superhero comics.” KnowsFirstsArtWholeNextStuffInfluenceMovementTvsPopsEastDrawingNewspapersCopiesVillageSuperheroPop ArtEast Village Author:Trina Robbins
“There's always room out there for the hand-drawn image. I personally like the imperfection of hand drawing as opposed to the slick look of computer animation. But you can do good stuff either way. The Pixar movies are amazing in what they do, but there's plenty of independent animators who are doing really amazing things as well.” WayWellsLooksHandsStuffCan DoRoomsComputerIndependentDrawingPlentyImperfectionAnimationAmazing ThingsReally AmazingSlickAnimatorPixarComputer Animation Author:Matt Groening
“Alfred Hitchcock talked about planning out his movies so meticulously that when he was actually shooting and editing, it was the most boring thing in the world. But drawing comics isn't like shooting a movie. You can shoot a movie in a few days and be done with it, but drawing a comic takes years and years... That's the biggest part of doing comics: You have to create stuff that makes you want to get out of bed every morning and get to work.” WorldWantYearsDoneStuffMorningBedBoringDrawingPlanningComicShootingEvery MorningEditingHitchcockBoring Things Author:Daniel Clowes
“I spent a long time in art school so I can really draw. I'll doodle and suddenly I'll find the beginning of the movie in one picture. Usually, I start my stuff on the telephone. Right by the telephone I've got a book of doodles. When I'm on the phone, I'll be doing a drawing eventually.” LongArtI CanBookSchoolStuffLong TimeDrawsPhonesDrawingTelephonesArt School Author:Leonardo DiCaprio
“There was a long stint during my childhood after I gave up on being a pro football player - were talking sixth grade here - that I strongly considered a future writing and drawing comic books. I have been making stuff up ever since.” WritingLongHas BeensBookStuffTalkingPlayerChildhoodFootballDrawingComicGradesComic BookGave UpFootball PlayerPro FootballSixth Grade Author:Adam Ross
“From being a young kid I was always drawing and painting, usually stuff like private parts or bloody images but always with a comedy twist to it.” KidsYoungStuffComedyPaintingDrawingBloodyTwistsPrivate PartsDrawing And Painting Author:Tom Six